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The official Twitter page of the Laboratory Schools, home to the youngest members of the University of Chicago's academic community.

Chicago, IL
Joined January 2009
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🎭 Matilda Jr. is coming to Lab! • Thursday, Nov. 12, 4 p.m. — Preview • Friday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. • Saturday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m. • Sunday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. Come support our talented students! 🎟️ Reserve your seats: bit.ly/LabMatilda
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🎭 U-High Theater presents The Seagull by Anton Chekhov • Thursday, November 12, 7 p.m. • Friday, November 13, 7 p.m. • Saturday, November 14, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. 🎟️ Reserve tickets: bit.ly/U-HighSeagull 🎨 by Alex Dearing #UChicagoLab #UHighTheater
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Have questions about applying to the Laboratory Schools? Join us Tuesday, November 10, for an Admissions Q&A. Initial application materials are due November 13, so this is a great opportunity to get your questions answered. Register: bit.ly/LabTuesdays #UChicagoLab
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LabLove Giving Week now ends Sunday, Nov. 8, at midnight! 🫶 Gifts of $25+ to the Fund for Lab still get a special-edition Lab 130 stadium cup. 💌 [LINK] #LabLove #FundForLab
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Still thinking about applying to Lab? The application deadline for the 2027–28 school year is one week away. Submit your initial application materials by November 13 → bit.ly/applytolab #UChicagoLab #Admissions #ApplyNow #Lab130
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Labbies find opportunities to explore their interests and lead in more than 100 clubs and activities. Your Fund for Lab gift helps sustain these experiences. Give by Nov. 6; gifts of $25+ receive a Lab 130 stadium cup. 💌 bit.ly/lablove130 #FundForLab #UChicagoLab #Lab130
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Kwame Raoul ’82 has been part of the Lab community for more than four decades—as a student, alumnus, parent, and fan in the stands. Congratulations on your reelection as @ILAttyGeneral Kwame! Proud to call you one of our own. #UChicagoLab
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Before her career in public service, Senator-elect Juliana Stratton spent her Lower and Middle School years right here at Lab. Congratulations, @JulianaStratton on your election to the U.S. Senate. Lab is proud to have been part of your journey. #UChicagoLab
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LabLove Giving Week starts today! 🫶 Raise a glass to 130 years: give $25+ to the Fund for Lab by Nov. 6 and receive a special-edition Lab 130 stadium cup. 💌 bit.ly/lablove130 #LabLove #FundForLab
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National Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month, we honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of Native American, Alaska Native, and Indigenous peoples. #UChicagoLab #LabHonors #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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Middle School understood the (Halloween) assignment. 🎃 A few scenes of our sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-graders as they lined up for the annual Parade of Costumes. #UChicagoLab #MiddleSchool #Halloween
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A little curiosity can lead to wonderfully unexpected places.🎪 Third graders put their creativity and engineering skills to work at the Cardboard Carnival today, designing and building original games for fourth- and fifth-grade friends to play. #UChicagoLab #LowerSchool
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130 years of Lab. One week to celebrate what makes it possible. LabLove Giving Week is Nov. 2–6! Support the people and programs that shape Lab. Gifts of $25+ qualify for our special-edition Lab 130 reusable stadium cup. Give early: bit.ly/lablove130 #UChicagoLab
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From Lab to the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, Andrea Ghez '83 followed her curiosity about the universe to a groundbreaking discovery. Read her story in the @NobelPrize's Women Who Changed Science series: nobelprize.org/stories/women… #UChicagoLab
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A storied campus, a seasonal transformation. 🎃 The Gothic details of our Historic Campus make a fitting backdrop for Halloween, and our Parents' Association Middle School and High School Councils have made the most of it. #UChicagoLab #LabParents
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Maroon Pride runs deep. Join us to learn about Lab's co-curricular athletics program and what Maroon Pride looks like for your family. #UChicagoLab #MaroonPride #AdmissionsTuesdays
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Join the Lab librarians for an evening of storytelling for all ages. 📖 6 p.m. — Younger children 🌙 7 p.m. — Older children and adults 📍 Gordon Parks Arts Hall Auditorium Doors open at 5:45 p.m. Enter through Judd Hall. All are welcome! #UChicagoLab #LabLibrarians
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Here’s to 130 years of Lab. 🥂 LabLove Giving Week is Nov. 2–6. Gifts of $25+ to the Fund for Lab before November 6 receive a special-edition Lab 130 stadium cup. 💌 bit.ly/lablove130 #LabLove #FundForLab
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Haunted Museum is this Saturday! 👻 Guided demon hunts, mummification demos, live brass band, and candy. Come in costume, 4–7 p.m. at the ISAC Museum. All ages welcome for this @ISAC_UChicago event. Register: bit.ly/HauntedMuseum2026 #HauntedMuseum #ISACMuseum #UChicagoLab
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Alumni Weekend is here! Whether it’s been five years or fifty, there’s always a place for you at Lab. 🍂 Welcome back! #UChicagoLab #LabAlumniWeekend
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